People are being asked to comment on a raft of initiatives that have been put forward to tackle homelessness in Teignbridge and Exeter.
Teignbridge and Exeter have drawn up a joint, draft Homelessness Strategy and are seeking the views of residents. The consultation period runs for six weeks from 12 February to 25 March 2016.
You can see the strategy on our website and fill in a brief survey at: www.teignbridge.gov.uk/liveconsultations
In Exeter this is a separate consultation to the current ongoing consultation on the Public Spaces Protection Order.
Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Ella Briens and Archaeologist Andy Crabb on Sunday 28 February 2016 as they lead a party of volunteers to uncover the remains of the Crazy Well farmstead.
They will be removing gorse with hand tools to expose the farmstead features which have become overgrown. The farmstead is in a splendid location south of Crazy Well Pool, within the Burrator reservoir catchment.
The site contains the ruins of a two roomed building, set within a small enclosure in the outer fields of “Classywell.” It is possible that the building was originally a “...
The South West's leading independent firm of chartered accountants, Thomas Westcott, has appointed a new marketing and public relations co-ordinator.
Jamie Giles, 29, who holds a BA (Hons) degree in marketing, is based in Thomas Westcott's Exeter office and takes responsibility for supporting external and internal communications, including updating the firm's website and social media accounts as well as assisting with media relations and publications.
He said: "My experience gained in previous positions, including project-managing digital marketing and B2B sales operations...
Teignbridge District Council is encouraging people to limber up and get involved with the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 20 March.
The event is coming to the new sports pitches at Broadmeadow but needs local people to get involved!
Now is your chance to take part, get sponsored and make a difference to people living in the UK and around the world, so recruit your friends, families and neighbours to go with you! Super sprinters and willing walkers have a choice of one, three or six miles, making it a charity challenge for all.
After almost 1,000 years of peace, Viking hoards are again amassing their forces for a show of strength in mid Devon.
But locals don’t need to be too alarmed, the Norsemen and women have an unlikely mission, the quest to find Thor’s hammer!
Silverton’s drama troupe, the Silverton Luvvies, is sharpening battle axes and honing their hammers up for a new musical saga – Norse by South West, or How Thor Lost his Hammer.
The play, as with all of the Silverton Luvvie’s productions, is an original work written by director Portia Smith and cast members and promises plenty of...
After almost 1,000 years of peace, Viking hoards are again amassing their forces for a show of strength in mid Devon.
But locals don’t need to be too alarmed, the Norsemen and women have an unlikely mission, the quest to find Thor’s hammer!
Silverton’s drama troupe, the Silverton Luvvies, is sharpening battle axes and honing their hammers up for a new musical saga – Norse by South West, or How Thor Lost his Hammer.
The play, as with all of the Silverton Luvvie’s productions, is an original work written by director Portia Smith and cast members and promises plenty of...
An extraordinary musical event is shaping up for a Westcountry Choir when they sing at the opening night of a world premiere Theatre show TINY HEROES at Exeter’s BikeShed Theatre next week.
Local folk choir Voices In Common have been invited to sing the opening three nights of a newly written theatre piece by award winning playwright Daniel Bye.
Daniel Bye who was last at The Bike Shed theatre with the phenomenal Going Viral, has been developing the world premiere of his new show Tiny Heroes, on our Devon Residency programme.
The first bricks have been laid as part of an ambitious project to build a new Cathedral in the centre of Exeter – out of LEGO® bricks! The Bishop of Exeter, Dean of Exeter and members of the Cathedral’s Big LEGO Build team were joined by Ashburton Primary School pupil Isaac Mark to officially launch the build at a special ceremony on Thursday 11th February. Isaac, who attended the launch with his parents, schoolteacher and his friend Alfie, won the opportunity to kickstart the build after winning a Devon-wide competition to answer the question “If you could build anything out of LEGO,...
Sale Sharks whipped up their own on-field version of ’Storm Imogen’ to wreak havoc on the high-flying hopes of Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership.
Undone on home soil by league leaders Saracens the week previous, Rob Baxter’s side crashed to a second successive league defeat as the Sharks delivered a telling first half bite that the Chiefs never really recovered from.
Johnny Leota, Nev Edwards and Mike Haley all crossed for tries during the opening 40 minutes for Steve Diamond’s side – and fly-half Danny Cipriani did the rest of the damage as he slotted a conversion and...
Ping!, the nation’s favourite ping pong festival, will be bouncing back onto the streets of Exeter this summer for its third succesive year!
Active Devon, who coordinate the festival of ping pong in Exeter, are placing the focus for this year’s Summer long affair with table tennis on getting more people at work to pick up a bat and play.
Last year, Ping! tables saw nearly 1.3 million visits from members of the general public nationally during the festival (which takes place between June-August) and even more are expected this summer with five new cities signed up to deliver...
